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Carports Aluminum and galvanized steel
Im shopping for a 20'X 20' carport to put the tractor under in the summer and a couple of vehicles under in the winter. Ive got a two car garage for my toys but as Ive added a couple more toys this year so I need to keep them out of the weather.
Ive been shopping for some months now and it looks like there are several manufacturers that make basically the same product, for basically the same price. They are all available with optional wind and snow bracing but Im still not convinced that they sre sturdy enough to put my babies under, dispite the fact that several car and tractor dealers in this area have erected them without the bracing and they seem to fair just fine.
Anyone in regions that receive at least 2' or more of snow, acouple times per year, experience structural problems with there steel, aluminum carports?
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All of the ones I've looked at advertise that they meet the requirements for this area. I dont really want to ask the building inspector. Im fairly certain that I dont need a permit to put one of these up because it doesnt require a foundation or digging but I would sooner not find out if I do so I'll just keep the building inspector out of it for now.
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Chief,
I already had one of the pole and tarp shelters. It fell over on my boat last winter during a heavy snow. I would have expected the tarp or bungies to give way just as you mention, but the frame bent and collapsed, leaving the tarp and bungies intact. It was one of the beefy ones that Sams Club sells.
I purchased a 20'X20' steel carport today w/8' legs and standard snow/wind bracing. The dealer says he has sold tons of them and had no complaints about them collapsing. This is supposed to be a cold wet winter so we will see I guess.
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I appriciate your imput and everyone elses.
My tarp shelter that collapsed last winter was also a temporary solution that I bought four years ago so I got my money out of it. I would have considered the same thing again but it is time for more coverage than the single car tarp systems usually offer and I need at least 90" of vertical clearance to get both my Kubota (with ROPS up) and my dumptruck under it.
Chief,
What is the story behind pic 20?
Ive wondered that since I first started visiting this site. It doesnt look like your boat but it had to have been damaged after that.
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